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Mortgage Rates January 28, 2009

by steverussell on January 28, 2009 · 5 comments

in Gulf Coast Mortgages

Today marked the first FED meeting since December 16th when they announced the FED would be aggressively buying mortgage backed securities through the first 6 months of 2009. 

The news was as expected with rates remaining unchanged and a commitment to keep them unchanged until further notice.

The bond market reacted negatively to the news as it is seen as a positive for the economy.  Bond traders are selling this afternoon

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Mortgage Rates January 22, 2009

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Mortgage Rates January 20, 2009

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